Comparison

Pub Magic vs Locked & Loaded

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pub Magic

Perform impressive magic tricks using everyday pub items like coins, matches, and glasses. Amaze your friends and have fun with this easy-to-learn entertainment app.

Highlights
  • Perform magic tricks
  • Use pub items
  • Impress friends
  • Easy to learn
Features
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Amaze your pub friends and earn their money! You can have a lot of fun with your friends while you are making very impressive magic tricks with the stuff that you have in a pub (coins, matches, beermats, bootles, glasses and so on)

About

Locked & Loaded

This app allows you to instantly predict a spectator's thought, such as a card or vacation spot, by revealing a matching image on your phone's lock screen. It requires no preparation, resets quickly, and can be customized with your own photos. The method is direct and easy to perform.

Highlights
  • Predict any thought
  • Instant lock screen reveal
  • No preparation needed
  • Resets in seconds
  • Customizable images
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Imagine predicting anything, at any time, with no preparation. A spectator merely thinks of a playing card, vacation spot, sports team, or anything else you can imagine. Without hesitation, you show a matching photo on your phone’s lock screen. Resets in seconds, no internet connection needed, and you can fully customize with your own images. No voice recognition, no awkward moves or use of internal gyroscopes. This method is surefire, immediate, and incredibly easy to perform. Currently, the app menus are all in English. The trick supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, or Portuguese, based on your phone's language settings. More languages will be added in future releases.

Screenshots

Pub Magic4 screens
Locked & Loaded4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Locked & Loaded at 100% against Pub Magic's 33%. Locked & Loaded also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 52 months). Pub Magic's advantage is price (Free vs $39.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pub Magic is free to download; Locked & Loaded costs $39.99 up front. Locked & Loaded sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pub Magic asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pub Magic ships an update every 52 months, Locked & Loaded every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pub Magic versus Locked & Loaded: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPub MagicLocked & Loaded
PriceFree — better$39.99
Rating—5.0 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 52 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS6.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSOFTWARE QUICK & PRODUCTION SRLTurner Logic

Customer experience

Pub Magic

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Locked & Loaded

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pub Magic

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Locked & Loaded

One-time3
  • Odd Card Out AlbumFree
  • Red Bicycle AlbumFree
  • Drivers Instinct Album$9.99

Questions

Is Pub Magic free?
Pub Magic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Locked & Loaded free?
Locked & Loaded costs $39.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Pub Magic or Locked & Loaded have ads?
Neither Pub Magic nor Locked & Loaded shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pub Magic or Locked & Loaded?
Pub Magic ships an update every 52 months, and Locked & Loaded every 2 months. Most recently, Pub Magic was updated on October 15, 2026 and Locked & Loaded on October 20, 2026.

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